Mark W. Hancock

Meet Mark

Mark Hancock is a shareholder in the Litigation practice in the Madison Office. With experience in both trial and appellate litigation, Mark represents clients in a wide variety of civil litigation matters in both state and federal courts across the country, including cases involving complex commercial disputes, contracts, business torts, products liability, intellectual property, and eminent domain. Mark has particular expertise in contract cases involving the Uniform Commercial Code, including supply chain disputes and the use of robotics and other technologies in the manufacturing process. 

Mark also has significant corporate bankruptcy experience, having served as counsel to Fee Examiners in several large Chapter 11 cases pending in New York and Delaware, including In re FTX Trading Ltd., In re Energy Future Holdings, Inc., In re Celsius Network, Inc.,  In re Imerys Talc America, Inc., and In re Cyprus Mines Corporation, as well as the restructuring proceedings for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Mark was born and raised in Madison, returning home after 20 years living in Chicago, San Francisco, and Boston (among other places). Prior to joining Godfrey & Kahn, he was an associate at a Chicago law firm and clerked for both the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. Mark also maintains an active pro bono practice, and he has been nominated for the Dane County Bar Association’s pro bono award and has regularly been included on both state and federal pro bono honor rolls in Wisconsin.